stonecat

[ stohn-kat ]

noun

1. a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stonecat¹

1870–75, Americanism; stone + cat ( def )

Example Sentences

Wentworth says this caused several species of fish to get killed including the stonecat, a state-listed endangered species.

From Washington Times

The stonecat, slender-headed darter and orange-throated darter are generally restricted to riffle-habitats, and are probably sedentary.

From Project Gutenberg

A third group of species, represented by the red-finned shiner, stonecat, slender-headed darter and orange-throated darter, was characterized by having a low rate of recapture.

From Project Gutenberg

The abundance of the stonecat was greatest at the lower Marais des Cygnes station in 1957 and at the upper Neosho station in 1959.

From Project Gutenberg

The river carpsucker, golden redhorse, red shiner, fat-headed minnow, stoneroller, stonecat, and slender-headed darter also increased in abundance between 1957 and 1959.

From Project Gutenberg